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Become a bone marrow donor in Russia

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In Russia you can join either of two registries, both from age 18 to 35: National RDKM or Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry. You only need to join one. Rusfond’s National RDKM is open only to people who live permanently in Russia, and the state Federal Registry, run by FMBA, to citizens living in Russia. 1 7 9 Checked .

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Russia at a glance
PlaceRussia (Россия, Рәсәй, Росси) 13
RegionEastern Europe, Europe 11
PopulationAbout 145.4 million (2023) 12
RegistriesNational RDKM (Rusfond)Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry 3 6 9
Who can joinNational RDKM: ages 18 to 35Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry: ages 18 to 35Rusfond’s registry is open to anyone who lives permanently in Russia, while the Federal Registry addresses its application to citizens living in Russia. 1 2 7 8
How you sign upRusfond says adding each new donor in Russia costs it 9,600 rubles, paid for only by donations, and that its donors’ data also sit in the Federal Registry and in the World Marrow Donor Association’s system. 1 3
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Bone marrow registries are also called stem cell registries.

Which registry should I join in Russia?

The registries that sign up people who live in Russia
RegistryAges to join
National RDKM18 to 35
Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry18 to 35

Rusfond’s National RDKM posts a cheek-swab kit by registered mail, with a delivery notice within a month, or takes a blood sample at an INVITRO or DNKom office or a Federal Registry recruitment center. 2

Russia’s Federal Registry takes applications in person at a recruitment center or online through the Gosuslugi state services portal, asks for your SNILS insurance number, and then takes a blood or cheek sample. 7

Russia also has a regional registry, the Karelian Registry of unrelated stem cell donors, which lists donors in the World Marrow Donor Association’s search and says it brings together volunteers from all over Russia: you fill in health and consent forms online, and it sends a donor kit by registered mail for a cheek swab. 5 10

Russia has two national registries people aged 18 to 35 can join. 2 7

How do I join in Russia?

Russia’s Federal Registry reported more than 500 new potential donors from Ryazan’s universities on Oct 6, 2026, and a nationwide donor drive from Oct 12 to 18, 2026. 6

Who can join in Russia?

Can I donate?Age limits by country

National RDKM’s ages

Russia and the world’s donor search

FMBA is the appointed operator of Russia’s Federal Registry, which medical organizations in practically every region have used since Sep 1, 2022. 9

Rusfond reported 113,959 potential donors on the National RDKM and 631 graft collections as of Apr 9, 2026; it has recruited volunteers across Russia since 2013. 3

On Oct 11, 2026, organizations based in Russia listed 359,800 adult donor records in the World Marrow Donor Association’s Search & Match: 243,240 from FMBA’s Kirov Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 109,747 from Rusfond’s National RDKM and 6,813 from the Karelian registry. 10

FMBA’s Kirov Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion says it administers Russia’s Federal Registry under a state assignment to fill and develop it, recruits donors and supports their activation when they match. 4

Questions about joining in Russia

Can I join if I’m not a citizen of Russia?

Rusfond’s registry is open to anyone who lives permanently in Russia, while the Federal Registry addresses its application to citizens living in Russia. 1 7

How old do you have to be to join National RDKM?

National RDKM signs up people aged 18 to 35. 2

Is National RDKM part of the international donor search?

Rusfond says adding each new donor in Russia costs it 9,600 rubles, paid for only by donations, and that its donors’ data also sit in the Federal Registry and in the World Marrow Donor Association’s system. 1 3

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Sources

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Registries

  1. Национальный РДКМ имени Васи Перевощикова (Rusfond). Стать донором костного мозга. Checked
  2. Национальный РДКМ (Rusfond). Донорам. Checked
  3. Национальный РДКМ (Rusfond). О регистре.
  4. Кировский НИИ гематологии и переливания крови ФМБА России (KRIHBT). KRIHBT home.
  5. Карельский регистр неродственных доноров гемопоэтических стволовых клеток (Karelian registry). Карельский регистр доноров кроветворных клеток.

Official bodies

  1. Федеральный регистр доноров костного мозга (Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry), FMBA of Russia. Федеральный регистр доноров костного мозга.
  2. Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry (FMBA). Как вступить в Федеральный регистр? Updated Apr 6, 2026. Checked
  3. Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry (FMBA). Кто может стать донором? Updated Mar 5, 2026. Checked
  4. Federal Bone Marrow Donor Registry (FMBA). О Федеральном регистре доноров костного мозга. Updated Jul 21, 2026.

Figures and lists

  1. WMDA. WMDA Total Number of Donors and Cord blood units.
  2. United Nations Statistics Division. Standard country or area codes for statistical use (M49): Overview (English table).
  3. UN DESA Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024: Total population by sex (CSV).

Other sources

  1. Unicode CLDR. By-Type Chart: Locale Display Names:Territories (Europe). Checked